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unfortifying

unfortifying is the present participle and gerund of unfortify.

Meaning of unfortify

Verb

unfortify (third-person singular simple present unfortifies, present participle unfortifying, simple past and past participle unfortified)

  1. (transitive) To remove fortifications from.
    • The Lord Admiral agreed to let them go, and also agreed that the defenders should be allowed the space of two hours, in which to unfortify the door and then re-build the barricades.1963, Peter Quennell, Shakespeare: A Biography, page 242

Questions about unfortifying

What is unfortifying the present participle and gerund of?
Unfortifying is the present participle and gerund of unfortify.

Words near unfortifying in the dictionary

  1. unforthright
  2. unfortifiable
  3. unfortified
  4. unfortifies
  5. unfortify
  6. unfortifying
  7. unfortuitous
  8. unfortuitously
  9. unfortunally
  10. unfortunant
  11. unfortunantly

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